Organizer and stackable organizer assembly

ABSTRACT

An organizer including a base member, a continuous sidewall extending substantially upwardly from the base member and a lid member connectable to the continuous sidewall, the lid member including: an inner member, an outer member connected to the inner member, a plurality of notches arranged within the inner member and a first resilient connecting member releasably securable to and extending between the plurality of notches and a stackable organizer assembly including the organizer.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention broadly relates to organizers and, more particularly, tostackable organizers.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Organizers are available in a variety of shapes and sizes for providingorganizing solutions for kitchen utensils, writing utensils, andtoiletries just to name a few. These organizers are typicallyconstructed to fit in drawers and/or atop countertops and are usuallycuboid in shape including a top surface that is open. One such typicalorganizer is available from the Container Store having a headquarters at500 Freeport Parkway, Coppell, Tex. 75019, and includes units calledLike-it Bricks™ which stack and slide on each other. Each “brick” has asolid base member, perforated sidewalls and an open top. Repositionabledividers can be placed to subdivide each brick. Unfortunately, any itemsplaced in any brick are free to slip and slide along the solid basemember between the sidewalls. Additionally, if the brick is turned overonto one of its sides, items are likely to fall out.

Other organizers contain lids to prevent stored items from falling out.However, such lids are traditionally arranged to cover the entire opentop surface of the organizer and include some means for securing the lidto the organizer. For example, airtight storage containers are availablefrom Lock & Lock USA and include a lid which has foldable arms whichlatch onto protrusions in the container. Unfortunately, these lids canbe bulky and thus, difficult to clean.

Additionally, these lids can be difficult to separate from thecontainer. Moreover, when the lid is secured in place, the contents ofthe organizer are inaccessible.

Some toothbrush holders include one or more lateral members connectingthe top edges of the holder to separate multiple toothbrushes and limitthe amount of travel of each toothbrush. However, it is difficult toclean the inside surfaces of each lateral member and the inside surfacesof the holder arranged thereunder. Additionally, nothing prevents thetoothbrushes from sliding along the base of the holder.

Thus, there is a long-felt need for an organizer having improvedfunctionality that is also easy to clean. There is also a long-felt needfor a partially enclosed organizer that is easy to clean.

An organizer that holds items in a substantially upright orientation isneeded. Additionally, an organizer that stores items and keeps eachstored item separate from the others is needed.

There is a long-felt need for an organizer that stores items andprevents the stored items from sliding along the base member of theorganizer. Such a partially enclosed organizer that is translucent ortransparent is needed so that the items contained within the organizerare easily visualized.

A long-felt need exists for an organizer that includes an improvedremovable lid. An organizer that features a resilient member that gripsitems to be stored and prevents the items from accidentally falling outof the organizer while still allowing the items to be accessible isneeded.

There is also a long-felt need for an organizer assembly including twoor more organizers which are stackable and slidable relative to oneanother so that the organizers can be arranged in a variety of differentways.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is an organizer including a base member, acontinuous sidewall extending substantially upwardly from the basemember and a lid member connectable to the continuous sidewall, the lidmember including: an inner member, an outer member connected to theinner member, a plurality of notches arranged within the inner memberand a first resilient connecting member releasably securable to andextending between the plurality of notches.

The present invention is also a stackable organizer assembly including afirst organizer including: a first base member defined by a firstperimeter and a first continuous sidewall extending substantiallyupwardly from the first base member and a second organizer arranged tostack atop the first organizer, the second organizer including a secondbase member defined by a second perimeter, a second continuous sidewallextending substantially upwardly from the second base member, a lidmember connectable to the second continuous sidewall, the lid memberincluding: an inner member; an outer member connected to the innermember, a plurality of notches arranged within the inner member and aresilient connecting member releasably securable to and extendingbetween the plurality of notches.

It is a primary object of the present invention to provide an organizerthat holds items in a substantially upright orientation.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide anorganizer that stores a multitude of items and keeps each stored itemseparate from the others.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an organizerthat stores items and prevents the stored items from sliding along thebase of the organizer.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide apartially enclosed organizer that is also easy to clean.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a partiallyenclosed organizer that is translucent or transparent so the itemscontained within the organizer are easily visualized.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide anorganizer that includes an improved removable lid.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an organizerthat features a resilient member that grips items to be stored andprevents the items from accidentally falling out of the organizer whileallowing the items to be accessible.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an organizerassembly including two or more organizers which are stackable andslidable relative to one another so that the organizers can be arrangedin a variety of different ways.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will bereadily appreciable from the following description of preferredembodiments of the invention and from the accompanying drawings andclaims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The nature and mode of operation of the present invention will now bemore fully described in the following detailed description of theinvention taken with the accompanying drawing figures, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an organizer according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the organizer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the organizer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the lid of the organizer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a detailed view of the enclosed portion shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the organizer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an organizer assembly according to theinvention;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the organizer assembly shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the organizer assembly shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a front view of the organizer assembly shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a side view of the organizer assembly shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of another organizer according to theinvention; and,

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of another organizer according to theinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

At the outset, it should be appreciated that like drawing numbers ondifferent drawing views identify identical, or functionally similar,structural elements of the invention. While the present invention isdescribed with respect to what is presently considered to be thepreferred aspects, it is to be understood that the invention as claimedis not limited to the disclosed aspect. The present invention isintended to include various modifications and equivalent arrangementswithin the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Furthermore, it is understood that this invention is not limited to theparticular methodology, materials and modifications described and, assuch, may, of course, vary. It is also understood that the terminologyused herein is for the purpose of describing particular aspects only,and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, whichis limited only by the appended claims.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood to one of ordinary skill inthe art to which this invention belongs. Although any methods, devicesor materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be usedin the practice or testing of the invention, the preferred methods,devices, and materials are now described.

Adverting now to the figures, FIG. 1 shows a perspective view oforganizer 10. Organizer 10 broadly includes base member 11, continuoussidewall 12 and lid member 13. Continuous sidewall 12 extendssubstantially upwardly from base member 11. Lid member 13 is connectableto continuous sidewall 12. Lid member 13 broadly includes inner member14, outer member 15, notches 16 and resilient connecting member 18.Outer member 15 is connected to inner member 14. Notches 16 are arrangedwithin inner member 14. Resilient member 18 is releasably securable toand extending between notches 16. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1,organizer 10 is transparent; however, organizer 10 could be translucentor opaque or any other suitable alternative. The transparent ortranslucent characteristic allows a user to visualize items storedwithin organizer 10.

Resilient members 18 and 19 are shown in FIG. 1. Resilient member 18includes transverse portions 18A, 18B, 18C and 18D (shown in FIG. 6)extending between parallel sides 13A and 13B of lid member 13. Resilientmember 19 also includes transverse portions 19A, 19B, 19C and 19D (shownin FIG. 6) extending between parallel sides 13C and 13D of lid member13. In the example embodiment shown in FIG. 1, resilient member 18 isarranged substantially perpendicularly to resilient member 19. Resilientmembers 18 and 19 form openings O which are substantially square-shapedto hold item 17. However, the invention is not limited to thearrangement of resilient members 18 and 19 shown in FIG. 1. For example,organizer 10 could have either resilient member 18 or 19 alone. In thatcase, resilient member 18 or 19 would form openings which aresubstantially rectangular-shaped. Alternatively, organizer 10 could haveadditional resilient members. In the example embodiment shown in FIG. 1,resilient members 18 and 19 are made of thermoplastic rubber (TPR) orany suitable alternative that is flexible and easy to clean. In theexample embodiment shown in FIG. 1, base 11 and continuous sidewall 12are integrally formed and made of plastic or any suitable alternativethat is lightweight and easy to clean, such as, polystyrene. In theexample embodiment shown in

FIG. 1, lid member 13 (aside from resilient members 18 and 19) is madeof plastic or any suitable alternative that is lightweight and easy toclean, such as polystyrene.

Inner member 14 is connected to outer member 15 via arcuate member 20.However, it should be understood that inner member 14 could be connectedto outer member 15 via a straight member arranged substantiallyperpendicularly to both inner and outer members 14 and 15. Inner member14 can also be connected to outer member 15 via two arcuate members anda single straight member therebetween. As shown in FIG. 1, inner member14 is arranged substantially parallel to outer member 15.

Base member 11 includes upward facing surface 21 and rib 22 extendingsubstantially upward (toward lid member 13 from upward facing surface21) to partition upward facing surface 21. In the embodiment shown inFIG. 1, rib 22 extends between and connects continuous sidewall 12.Additional ribs 23, 24 and 25 are also shown extending between andconnecting continuous sidewall 12. It should be appreciated thatnon-continuous ribs can be used instead. In a preferred embodiment, ribs22, 23, 24 and 25 are molded as one piece with base 11 and continuoussidewall 12. In other example embodiments, ribs 22, 23, 24 and 25 areseparate or removable. Like resilient members 18 and 19, ribs 22 and 23are arranged substantially perpendicularly to ribs 24 and 25 therebyforming a grid-like structure along upward facing surface 21. Item 17 isplaced vertically through one of the plurality of openings O formed inlid member 13 and item 17 extends to upward facing surface 21. Item 17is prevented from slipping along upward facing surface 21 due tosurrounding ribs 23, 24, 25. Additionally, while resilient members 18and 19 grip item 17 to prevent item 17 from inadvertently becoming losefrom organizer 10, item 17 is still accessible. Other items can bestored within openings O and such other items can be thicker or thinnerthan item 17 or shorter or taller than item 17. Items of all differentshapes and sizes can be stored within openings O.

FIG. 2 is a top view of organizer 10. Resilient member 18 is shownextending between sides 13A and 13B and resilient member 19 is shownextending between sides 13C and 13D. Ribs 22, 23, 24 and 25 are shownextending between continuous sidewall 12 underneath resilient members 18and 19. Ribs 23, 24 and 25 prevent an item placed in opening O fromslipping along upward facing surface 21 in directions D1, D2 and D3,respectively.

FIG. 3 is a side view of organizer 10. Foot 26 extends substantiallydownwardly from base member 11. Base member 11 is defined by a perimeterand foot 26 is positioned distance D4 from the perimeter. Organizer 10as depicted in FIGS. 1-3 includes feet 26, 28, 29 and 30 where each footextends substantially downwardly from base member 11. In a preferredembodiment, feet 26, 28, 29 and 30 are molded as one piece with base 11and continuous sidewall 12. In alternate embodiments, feet 26, 28, 29and 30 can be separate or removable.

Continuous sidewall 12 includes outer and inner surfaces and ribs 22 and23 are arranged within the inner surface of continuous sidewall 12.Outer member 15 of lid member 13 is defined by a perimeter that islarger than the perimeter of the outer surface of continuous sidewall12.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of lid member 13 of organizer 10. As discussedabove, inner member 14 includes notches 16 to receive and hold resilientmembers 18 and 19. Notches 16A, 16B, 16C and 16D are arranged withininner member 14 along parallel side 13B and notches 16E, 16F, 16G and1611 are arranged within inner member 14 along parallel side 13A.Transverse portion 18A extends between notches 16A and 16E. Transverseportion 18B extends between notches 16B and 16F. Transverse portion 18Cextends between notches 16C and 16G. Transverse portion 18D extendsbetween notches 16D and 16H. Transverse portions 18A, 18B, 18C and 18Dare connected by portions P1, P2 and P3. For example, portion P1connects transverse portions 18A and 18B, portion P2 connects transverseportions 18B and 18C and portion P3 connects transverse portions 18C and18D. Transverse portions 18A, 18B, 18C and 18D are connected by similarportions (P4, P5 and P6) along parallel side 13A. Portions P1, P2 and P3are arranged between inner member 14 and outer portion 15. Due to thesize and resiliency of resilient member 18, portions P1, P2 and P3 urgetoward portions P4, P5 and P6 and vice versa. Because each portion P1,P2, P3, P4, P5 and P6 is positioned between inner member 14 and outermember 15, portions P1, P2 and P3 are maintained in a position adistance away from portions P4, P5 and P6. Due to the size andresiliency of resilient member 18 and the rigid nature of lid member 13,once resilient member 18 is stretched into the placement shown in

FIG. 4, resilient member 18 is held in place.

FIG. 5 is a detailed view of enclosed portion 5 shown in FIG. 4. Thediscussion above pertaining to resilient member 18 applies to resilientmember 19. Transverse portion 19A is connected to transverse portion 19Bvia portion P7 and transverse portion 19B is connected to transverseportion 19C via portion P8. Transverse portion 19A extends through notch161 and transverse portion 19B extends through notch 16J. Portions P7and P8 are positioned between inner member 14 and outer member 15.

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of organizer 10. As discussed above,resilient member 18 includes transverse portions 18A, 18B, 18C and 18Dwhich are connected by portions P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 and P6 as discussedabove. Similarly, resilient member 19 includes transverse portions 19A,19B, 19C and 19D which are connected by portions. Continuous sidewall 12includes lip 31 and top edge E. Lip 31 extends inwardly from and aroundthe inside surface of continuous sidewall 12. Furthermore, lip 31includes surface 32 (facing lid member 13) which is arranged to contactinner member 14 of lid member 13 when lid member 13 is connected tocontinuous sidewall 12. It should be appreciated that lip 31 need not becontinuous around the perimeter of the inner surface of continuoussidewall 12.

Top edge E is arranged to contact lid member 13 when lid member 13 isconnected to continuous sidewall 12. More specifically, when lid member13 is connected to continuous sidewall 12, top edge E is positionedbetween resilient members 18 and 19 and outer member 15 in space S(shown in FIG. 5). When lid member 13 is connected to continuoussidewall 12, resilient members 18 and 19 are in contact with both lidmember 13 and continuous sidewall 12 to maintain the connection betweenlid member 13 and continuous sidewall 12. It should be appreciated thatlid member 13 can be easily removed from continuous sidewall 12 (ifdesired) but, lid member 13 is prevented from accidentally becomingdetached from continuous sidewall 12 due to resilient members 18 and 19.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of organizer assembly 100. Organizerassembly 100 broadly includes organizers 120 and 140 where organizer 140is arranged to stack atop organizer 120. Organizer 120 includes basemember 121 and continuous sidewall 122 extending substantially upwardlyfrom base member 121. Base member 121 is defined by a perimeter.Organizer 140 includes base member 141, continuous sidewall 142 and lidmember 143.

Organizer 140 is substantially identical to organizer 10 discussedabove. Thus, the discussion above regarding organizer 10 applies toorganizer 140 except as noted below. Base member 141 is defined by aperimeter which can be substantially the same as the perimeter of basemember 121 or smaller as shown in FIG. 7. In FIG. 7, organizer 140 isslidable along the perimeter of continuous sidewall 122. Organizer 140includes feet protruding downwardly from base member 141 and the feetcontact an inner surface of continuous sidewall 122 when organizer 140is stacked atop organizer 120 to allow the slidable connection.

Organizer assembly 100 can further include organizer 150 arranged tostack atop organizer 120. Organizer 150 can be substantially the same asorganizer 140 or larger or smaller than organizer 140. Regardless ofdimensions, the discussions above regarding organizers 10 and 140 applyto organizer 150. Organizer assembly 100 can also include organizer 170on top of which organizer 120 can stack. Organizer 160 can also be addedto organizer assembly 100 and can be stackable atop organizer 170.Organizer assembly 100 is not limited to the arrangement of organizersshown. For example, additional or fewer organizers/trays arecontemplated in any combination.

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of organizer assembly 100 includingorganizers 120, 140, 150, 160 and 170. Organizer 170 includes tworectangular openings, a left-hand side opening and a right-hand sideopening. Organizer 120 is arranged to stack atop the right-hand sideopening of organizer 170. Organizer 120 includes feet which protrudedownwardly from the base and contact the inside surface of theright-hand side opening of organizer 170. Since the outermost perimeterof organizer 120 is substantially the same as the outermost perimeter ofthe left-hand side opening or the right-hand side opening of organizer170, organizer 120 can stack atop but not slide within organizer 170.Organizer 160 includes feet which protrude downwardly from the base andcontact the inside surface of the left-hand side opening of organizer170. The base of organizer 160 is wide enough to rest atop the top edgeof the left-hand side opening of organizer 170. The base of organizer160 is shorter than the length of the left-hand side opening so thatorganizer 160 can slide along the long edges of the left-hand sideopening.

FIG. 9 is a top view of organizer assembly 100. It should be appreciatedthat the organizers that make up organizer assembly 100 include roundedcorners but they could include non-rounded or sharp corners.

FIG. 10 is a front view of organizer assembly 100. It should beappreciated that organizer 140 is separated a distance from organizers150 and 160 in FIG. 10 but organizer 140 can be slid closer toorganizers 150 and 160. Alternatively, an additional organizer can beplaced between organizer 140 and organizers 150 and 160 in eitherorganizer 120 or organizer 170.

FIG. 11 is a side view of organizer assembly 100. It should beappreciated that additional organizers can be placed atop organizer 160or organizer 140.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of organizer 200. Organizer 200 broadlyincludes base 201, continuous sidewall 202 and lid member 203. Thediscussion regarding organizer 10 applies to organizer 200 except asnoted below. Base 201, continuous sidewall 202 and lid member 203 arecircular instead of square-shaped. Base 201 includes continuous foot Flwhich is substantially circular in shape and extending substantiallydownwardly. Lid member 203 includes outer member 204, inner member 205and resilient member 206. It should be appreciated that resilient member206 could be divided up into multiple resilient members. The discussionabove regarding resilient members 18 and 19 applies to resilient member206 except as noted below. The portions of resilient member 206 (likeportions P1, P2 and P3) that are arranged between inner and outermembers 205 and 206, respectively, are arcuate instead of straight tomirror the arcuate shape of inner member 205. Additionally, someopenings within lid member 203, such as, opening O2 are substantiallytrapezoidal in shape instead of substantially square-shaped.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of organizer 300. Organizer 300 broadlyincludes base 301, continuous sidewall 302 and lid member 303. Thediscussion of organizer 10 applies to organizer 300 except as notedbelow. Base 301, continuous sidewall 302 and lid member 303 aresubstantially pentagonal in shape instead of substantiallysquare-shaped. Base 301 includes continuous foot F2 which issubstantially pentagonal in shape and extending substantiallydownwardly. Lid member 303 includes outer member 304, inner member 305and resilient members 306 and 307. The discussion above regardingresilient members 18 and 19 applies to resilient members 306 and 307except as noted below. The portions of resilient members 306 and 307arranged between inner and outer members 305 and 306, respectively, aresubstantially angled with respect to the transverse portions ofresilient members 306 and 307 instead of substantially perpendicular tomirror the pentagonal quality of inner member 305. Additionally, someopenings within lid member 303, such as, opening O3 are substantiallytrapezoidal in shape instead of substantially square-shaped.

The ribs discussed above can be added to organizer 200 or organizer 300.It should be appreciated that the resilient members of the lid membersdiscussed herein help maintain items in a substantially uprightorientation. The ribs discussed herein also help to maintain items in asubstantially upright orientation. The resilient members and the ribsindividually, and in combination, help to keep items separated.

Thus, it is seen that the objects of the present invention areefficiently obtained, although modifications and changes to theinvention should be readily apparent to those having ordinary skill inthe art, which modifications are intended to be within the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed. It also is understood that theforegoing description is illustrative of the present invention andshould not be considered as limiting. Therefore, other embodiments ofthe present invention are possible without departing from the spirit andscope of the present invention as claimed.

REFERENCE NUMBERS

-   10 Organizer-   11 Base member-   12 Continuous sidewall-   13 Lid member-   13A Parallel side-   13B Parallel side-   13C Parallel side-   13D Parallel side-   14 Inner member-   15 Outer member-   16 Notches-   16A Notch-   16B Notch-   16C Notch-   16D Notch-   16E Notch-   16F Notch-   16G Notch-   16H Notch-   16I Notch-   16J Notch-   17 Item-   18 Resilient member-   18A Transverse portion-   18B Transverse portion-   18C Transverse portion-   18D Transverse portion-   19 Resilient member-   19A Transverse portion-   19B Transverse portion-   19C Transverse portion-   19D Transverse portion-   20 Arcuate member-   21 Upward facing surface-   22 Rib-   23 Rib-   24 Rib-   25 Rib-   26 Foot-   28 Foot-   29 Foot-   30 Foot-   31 Lip-   32 Surface-   O Opening-   O2 Opening-   O3 Opening-   E Top edge-   D1 Distance-   D2 Distance-   D3 Distance-   D4 Distance-   P1 Portion-   P2 Portion-   P3 Portion-   P4 Portion-   P5 Portion-   P6 Portion-   P7 Portion-   P8 Portion-   S Space-   100 Organizer assembly-   120 Organizer-   121 Base member-   122 Continuous sidewall-   123 Lid member-   140 Organizer-   141 Base member-   142 Continuous sidewall-   143 Lid member-   150 Organizer-   160 Organizer-   170 Organizer-   200 Organizer-   201 Base-   202 Continuous sidewall-   203 Lid member-   204 Inner member-   205 Outer member-   206 Resilient member-   F2 Foot-   300 Organizer-   301 Base-   302 Continuous sidewall-   303 Lid member-   304 Outer member-   305 Inner member-   306 Resilient member-   307 Resilient member-   F3 Foot

What is claimed is:
 1. An organizer, comprising: a base member; acontinuous sidewall extending substantially upwardly from said basemember; and, a lid member connectable to said continuous sidewall, saidlid member including: an inner member; an outer member connected to saidinner member; a plurality of notches arranged within said inner member;and, a first resilient connecting member releasably securable to andextending between said plurality of notches.
 2. The organizer recited inclaim 1 wherein a top edge of said continuous sidewall is arrangedbetween said first resilient connecting member and said outer memberwhen said lid member is connected to said continuous sidewall.
 3. Theorganizer recited in claim 1 wherein said lid member includes a secondresilient connecting member.
 4. The organizer recited in claim 3 whereinsaid second resilient connecting member is arranged substantiallyperpendicular to said first resilient connecting member.
 5. Theorganizer recited in claim 1 wherein said inner member is arrangedsubstantially parallel to said outer surface.
 6. The organizer recitedin claim 1 wherein said inner member is connected to said outer memberby an arcuate member.
 7. The organizer recited in claim 1 wherein saidbase member includes an upward facing surface and a rib extendingsubstantially upward from said upward facing surface to partition saidupward facing surface.
 8. The organizer recited in claim 7 wherein saidrib extends between and connects said continuous sidewall.
 9. Theorganizer recited in claim 1 further comprising a foot extendingsubstantially downwardly from said base member.
 10. The organizerrecited in claim 9 wherein said base member is defined by a perimeterand said foot is positioned a distance from said perimeter.
 11. Theorganizer recited in claim 1 wherein said base member is defined by aperimeter and said organizer further comprises a plurality of feetextending substantially downwardly from said base member and each footof said plurality of feet is positioned a distance from said perimeter.12. The organizer recited in claim 1 wherein said continuous sidewallincludes a lip arranged to contact said lid member when said lid memberis connected to said continuous sidewall.
 13. The organizer recited inclaim 1 wherein at least a portion of said organizer is translucent. 14.The organizer recited in claim 1 wherein at least a portion of saidorganizer is transparent.
 15. The organizer recited in claim 1 whereinsaid first resilient connecting member is made of thermoplastic rubber.16. A stackable organizer assembly, comprising: a first organizerincluding: a first base member defined by a first perimeter; and, afirst continuous sidewall extending substantially upwardly from saidfirst base member; and, a second organizer arranged to stack atop saidfirst organizer, said second organizer comprising: a second base memberdefined by a second perimeter; and, a second continuous sidewallextending substantially upwardly from said second base member; a lidmember connectable to said second continuous sidewall, said lid memberincluding: an inner member; an outer member connected to said innermember; a plurality of notches arranged within said inner member; and, aresilient connecting member releasably securable to and extendingbetween said plurality of notches.
 17. The stackable organizer assemblyrecited in claim 16 wherein said second perimeter is substantially thesame as said first perimeter.
 18. The stackable organizer assemblyrecited in claim 16 wherein said second organizer is slidable along saidfirst perimeter.
 19. The stackable organizer assembly recited in claim16 wherein said second organizer further includes a foot arranged tocontact said first continuous sidewall when said second organizer isstacked atop said first organizer.
 20. The stackable organizer assemblyrecited in claim 16 wherein a top edge of said second continuoussidewall is arranged between said resilient connecting member and saidouter member when said lid member is connected to said continuoussidewall.